NBC Vs. The World

I'm doing some random internet roaming and was linked to THIS. Apparently NBC exec Jeff Zucker is blaming Apple and YouTube for ruining everything from his network, to the corn industry. This is how I look at it:

Zucker probably sees himself in a David Vs. Goliath situation, where David will smite the terrible content stealers and vanquish the enemy. What he apparently doesn't realize is that he isn't David. YouTube and the iPod are our stone to the forehead of the Goliath mega-media outlets of this common age. We're winning!

The old farts and luddite CEOs aren't really seeing the big picture here. In the same way that the movie industry showed losses when the television first got on the scene, media outlets are seeing losses now that the internet has kicked in to high-gear. So did movies die because the government wouldn't ban the sale of televisions?

No, of course not, that's the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Movies actually got better, and sales went up when studios began making movies in widescreen, and adapting their business models to compete with television. It's not a biblical fist fight, it's economics. Use the internet to distribute your content and you will make more money than you ever have before.

I admit that at 21 years old, I am getting past my techno-prime. It's sad but there is stuff out there that I cannot even fathom. Justin.Tv is a pretty good example of why people would turn off their TVs, ignore shows that are going to get cancelled in 3 weeks, and veg out to something a little more interesting.

Labels: internet, philosophy, rant